ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
Epiphany
February 9, 2025
United Church
Worship leader: Bob Gilbert
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Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus Christ, our church is a community called to love, honour, worship, and serve God. We invite others to share our Christian journey as we grow in faith and engage in ministry in our town and mission in our world.
9190 Granville Street
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Priest, The Rev. Sheila Cook
(250) 230-7433 scook@bc.anglican.ca
Minister The Rev. Bob Gilbert
(250) 686-5695
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Heather Jones
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
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Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement
THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY
Call To Worship
Let us sing and pray in God’s presence.
Praise be to God!
For God has created the world and called it good.
Praise be to God!
In Christ, God has redeemed the world and defeated the powers of death.
Praise be to God!
The Holy Spirit is at work in the world, calling us to follow Jesus.
All praise and glory to God, Holy One and Holy Three!
*Hymn: MV 48 I Can Feel You Near Me God
I can feel you near me God I can feel you near
Yes I know you’re with me God I feel you here
I can feel you near me God I can feel you near
Yes I know you’re with me God Heaven is here.
And I’ll jump for joy I’m singing Alleluia
Jump for joy for you
I will jump for joy I’m singing Alleluia
Jump for joy for you.
I can feel you loving me yes I know you care
God I know you’re loving me always everywhere
I can feel you loving me yes I know you care
God I know you’re loving me I know you’re there.
And I’ll jump for joy I’m singing Alleluia
Jump for joy for you
I will jump for joy I’m singing Alleluia
Jump for joy for you.
Words and music: Pat Mayberry
Opening Prayer
God ever creating, ever loving, ever leading:
your presence is peace when we are frantic;
your Word is truth when we face deception;
your Spirit offers freedom when we are paralyzed by fear.
You give purpose in confusing times;
You call for justice when the world settles for inequality.
For all that you are, all that you have been, and all that you will be,
we worship you as the Source of Life,
the Promise of Redemption,
and the Spirit of Love in Action,
One God, now and always.
Amen.
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Hutlilala’s! Listen deeply as Scripture is proclaimed.
Prayer of Illumination
Isaiah 6:1-8
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 138 VU 860
Refrain: We worship in your holy place and praise you for your truth and grace.
I praise you, O God, with all my heart; before the gods I will sing your praises.
I bow down toward your holy temple and praise your name for your love and faithfulness.
for you have exalted your name and your word above everything.
On the day that I called, you answered me, and put new strength in my soul.
R: We worship in your holy place and praise you for your truth and grace.
All earth’s rulers shall praise you, when they hear the words of your mouth.
They shall sing of your ways, O God, sing that your glory is great.
For though you are high, you care for the lowly.
As for the proud, you humble them from afar.
R: We worship in your holy place and praise you for your truth and grace.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me;
you stretch out your hand against my enemies’ rage; your powerful hand delivers me.
You will fulfil your purpose for me.
Your love, O God, is eternal. Do not leave unfinished the work of your hands.
R: We worship in your holy place and praise you for your truth and grace.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
*Hymn: VU 563 Jesus, You Have Come to the Lakeshore
Jesus, you have come to the lakeshore
looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones;
you only asked me to follow humbly.
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
And while smiling, have spoken my name;
now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me;
by your side I will seek other seas.
You know so well my possessions;
my boat carries no gold and no weapons;
you will find there my nets and labour.
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
And while smiling, have spoken my name;
now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me;
by your side I will seek other seas.
You need my hands, full of caring
through my labours to give others rest,
and constant love that keeps on loving.
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
And while smiling, have spoken my name;
now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me;
by your side I will seek other seas.
You, who have fished other oceans,
ever longed for by souls who are waiting,
my loving friend, as thus you call me.
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
And while smiling, have spoken my name;
now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me;
by your side I will seek other seas.
Words and music: Cesáreo Gabaráin
*The Gospel
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 5:1-11
This is the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
Prayers of the People
Mission story: M&S/Alongside Hope
Prayer leader: Hear our prayers, O God.
Response: And in your love, answer.
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) VU 960
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Peace
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
(We share a sign of peace with one another)
Invitation to the Offering
*Hymn: MV 195 Long Ago and Far Away
Long ago and far away
Jesus lived and worked and prayed
healed the sick and the fearful and lonely
Lived his life to show us God’s way.
Stretched his arms out as he said
Fill the cup and share the bread
Remember me in love and joy and blessing.
Jesus gathered the children around him
spoke of love and the joy to be found
told them stories of wisdom and wonder
God’s creation in all that’s around.
Stretched his arms out as he said
Fill the cup and share the bread
Remember me in love and joy and blessing.
Jesus called all his friends to be with him
share the bread and the cup once again
life to you I will offer it gladly
love will be with you right to the end.
Stretched his arms out as he said
Fill the cup and share the bread
Remember me in love and joy and blessing.
Words and music: Pat Mayberry
*Offertory Response: VU 537 Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands
Your work, O God, needs many hands
to help you everywhere,
and some there are who cannot serve
unless our gifts we share.
Because we love you and your work,
our offering now we make:
and pleased to use it as your own,
we ask for Jesus’ sake.
Prayer over the Gifts
God of surprising generosity, Jesus encouraged his disciples to keep fishing when they thought their nets were empty.
Encourage us to keep giving even when needs seem overwhelming and resources scarce.
We entrust our gifts to you with the faith that you can surprise us and others through what these gifts can accomplish in Jesus’ name. Amen.
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
Invitation
The Great Thanksgiving
God is with us!
We are not alone!
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Holy Mystery that is Wholly Love, you are beyond complete knowledge, …
…to proclaim the glory of your name:
Holy, holy, holy are you, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are filled with your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in your name.
Hosanna in the highest!
…In sharing this meal, we live out the mystery of our faith:
Christ has died
Christ is risen
Christ will come to us again
Through Christ, in Christ, and with Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory is yours, God most holy, now and forever.
Amen.
Sharing the Bread and the Cup
The body of Christ,
the bread of life.
The lifeblood of Christ,
the cup of blessing.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God!
Prayer after Communion
Eternal and gracious One, though we live in a world of need,
here we have tasted your goodness and hungered for a world more just.
Though afflicted by brokenness and division,
here we have heard your call to be a people of healing community.
Though daily we touch our limits,
here we have received the fullness of your grace.
Send us forth, O God,
In faith, in hope, and in love. Amen.
*Hymn: VU 567 Will You Come and Follow Me (v. 1,2, 4,5)
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown
in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer
in you and you in me?
Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound
in you and you in me?
Christ, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I’ll go
where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I’ll move and live and grow
in you and you in me.
Words and arrangement The Iona Community
*Commissioning and Benediction
Time has now come for us to leave this sacred space.
We go forth, with confidence and courage, to face the challenges of our lives and our world.
Go out to serve Christ without anxiety. Do what you can. Entrust to others what you must.
We dedicate both our successes and our failures to the greater glory of God.
May God the heart of life be deep within us, God the Christ be present in our history, and God the Spirit give us power, truth and peace.
May it be so. Amen
*Three-fold Amen
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God! Gilakas’la!
Announcements
Canned and dried food are always appreciated
Mission Focus: Camp Spirit
February 14, 2025 10 AM Church Council
AGM Today after church and lunch. Please join us.
March 4 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner 5-7 PM
March 5 Ash Wednesday 5 PM
March 14 World Day of Prayer
Liturgical Resources:
Call To Worship, Opening Prayer, Prayer Over the Gifts, Prayers of the People – adapted from The Presbyterian Church in Canada Worship Planner for Feb. 9, 2025.
Communion liturgy – by Alydia Smith – The United Church of Canada – Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Licence. 2014.
Prayer after Communion – UCC ‘Celebrate God’s Presence’, p. 303.
Commissioning and Benediction - (adapted from Bruce Prewer in A Gathering Liturgy...by Rex AE Hunt, Epiphany 5C, 2019)
Sermon Resources:
“Why Some People Don’t Catch Fish” by the Rt. Rev. Robert Wright in Day1.org
http://day1.org/1712-why_some_people_don’t_catch_fish
“Putting Out into the Deep” by Rev. Roy Almquist in http://wmchapel.org/2010/02/putting-out-into-the-deep-luke-5-1-11/ February 13 & 14, 2010.
“Theological Perspective” by David L. Ostendorf in Feasting on the Word, Year C, Volume 1,
pp. 332-336. Editors: David L. Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor. Westminster John Knox Press. Louisville, Kentucky. 2009.
Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted, podcast and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
More Voices 48 I Can Feel You Near Me God (Jump for Joy) Words and music copyright © 2000 Pat Mayberry SOCAN. All rights reserved. Reprinted, podcast and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#127282) or CCLI License # 11033010 (7136650). All rights reserved.
Voices United 860 Psalm 138 Refrain William B. Bradbury 1863 Words, Music: Public domain.
Voices United 563 Jesus, You Have Come to the Lakeshore Words: Cesáreo Gabaráin 1979; trans. Gertrude C. Suppe, George Lockwood, Raquel Gutiérrez-Achón Music: Cesáreo Gabaráin 1979; harmony Skinner Chávez-Melo. Words and music copyright © 1979 Cesareo Gabardin, administered by Oregon Catholic Press. Translation copyright © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. Music copyright © 1979 Cesareo Gabaraín, administered by Oregon Catholic Press. Harmonization copyright © 1987 Skinner Chávez-Melo. Used by permission of Juan Francisco Chávez. All rights reserved. Reprinted, podcast and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words, translation and music (#6905) and (#126039). All rights reserved.
Voices United 960 The Lord’s Prayer Adaptation Richard Langdon 1730-1803. Copyright: Public domain.
More Voices 195 Long Ago and Far Away (Fill the Cup) Words and music: Pat Mayberry 2000; arr. Margaret Stubbington 2006. Words and music copyright © 2000 Pat Mayberry, SOCAN; arrangement copyright © 2006 Margaret Stubbington. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#127281) or CCLI License # 11033010 (7136651). All rights reserved.
Voices United 537 Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands Words: Calvin Weiss Laufer 1927, altered; Music Nick Dougall ca. 1831. Copyright: Public domain.
Voices United 567 Will You Come and Follow Me Words: John Bell, The Iona Community, 1987; Music: Scottish traditional; arr. The Iona Community, 1987. Words and arrangement copyright © 1987 WGRG (Wild Goose Resource Group), The Iona Community, G.I.A. Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE A-720359 (#00077). All rights reserved.
